Posts Tagged ‘Mirrors’

George III antique Pot Cupboard, Victorian walnut and inlaid bow-front Whatnot, Edwardian antique and satinwood-banded Display Cabinet

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

George III antique Pot Cupboard, Victorian walnut and inlaid bow-front Whatnot, Edwardian antique and satinwood-banded Display Cabinet

A George III antique Chest of two short and three long drawers, on splayed bracket feet, 105cm.
A Regency antique small Chest of three long drawers, on bracket feet, restored, 90cm.
A George III antique Chest of two short and three [...]

Victorian walnut Wellington Chest, George Ill-style painted break-front Pier Cabinet, 18th Century-style Continental carved beech wood Armchair

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

Victorian walnut Wellington Chest, George Ill-style painted break-front Pier Cabinet, 18th Century-style Continental carved beech wood Armchair
A late Victorian walnut Wellington Chest of seven drawers flanked by hinged pilasters, 59cm.
A late George III antique and kingwood cross banded semi-circular Card Table, inlaid with stringing, on tapered square legs, restored, 91cm.
A Regency-style antique and cross banded [...]

George IV mahogany Chest, Victorian walnut combined Games and Work Table, gilt-gesso Table in the style of William Kent, 19th Century

Sunday, January 3rd, 2010

George IV mahogany Chest, Victorian walnut combined Games and Work Table, gilt-gesso Table in the style of William Kent, 19th Century

A mahogany Armchair, the back and seat upholstered in nailed buttoned tan hide, on-Square legs.
A Victorian walnut combined Games and Work Table, the hinged top with chessboard inlay above a divided interior with
a fabric wet [...]

Victorian walnut Nursing Chair, Victorian rosewood Card Table, reproduction mahogany Pembroke Table, mahogany Library Armchairs

Sunday, January 3rd, 2010

Victorian walnut Nursing Chair,  Victorian rosewood Card Table, reproduction mahogany Pembroke Table, mahogany Library Armchairs

A George Ill-style mahogany
Jerk front Bookcase, the blind fret carved
pediment above shelves enclosed by four
astragal glazed with two short
and one long  drawers and three
cupboards closed by four panel doors, on a
plinth base, 191cm.
A George Ill-style mahogany breakfront
Bookcase, the molded pediment above
shelves [...]

Flemish oak Refectory Table, Louis XV-style tulipwood gilt- metal mounted Bijouterie Cabinet, Dutch marquetry and mahogany ‘X’-frame Armchair

Sunday, January 3rd, 2010

Flemish oak Refectory Table,  Louis XV-style tulipwood gilt- metal mounted Bijouterie Cabinet, Dutch marquetry and mahogany ‘X’-frame Armchair
A Flemish oak Refectory Table,
circa, the rectangular top on four
square baluster supports joined by
stretchers.
A Flemish walnut Mirror,
the rectangular ripple moulded
surround with later plate.
A Spanish walnut Armchair, made-
up, the back with fluted uprights, scroll
arms, stuffed seat and fluted legs [...]

Antique English, French and Italian Toilet Mirrors

Sunday, November 8th, 2009

English, French and Italian Toilet Mirrors
The antique toilet mirror, or dressing glass was introduced in England after 1700 and was fairly rare up to about 1740. Early examples, like that shown above, had a shaped mirror similar to wall mirrors, frequently with a gilt edging around the bevelled glass. The uprights could be turned or [...]

Antique Wall Mirrors

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

MIRRORS  wall, and pier glasses
The wall mirrors of the walnut period were mounted in a rectangular frame of deal, with a convex section which was veneered in walnut and embellished with parquetry or marquetry if required.
With the influence of architects (and particularly William Kent) on furnishings in the 1715-1740 period, the wall mirror became the [...]

Antique Toilet Mirrors

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

MIRRORS  toilet
This form of mirror was introduced into Britain from the Low Countries in Queen Anne’s reign. The lower section was a miniature replica of a bureau. The mirror which was often of cushion shape was supported
between two uprights. Usually in walnut or japanned.
Value Points: Complexity of bureau part.
Shaped fronts.
Figured woods and inlays.
Original glass with [...]

Antique Late 18th Century Mirror

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

Late XVIII Century Mirrors
Nowhere was the influence of Rococo style stronger than in mirror design. It was difficult to produce big sheets of glass, so large mirrors were often made of several pieces of glass. 18th-century glass tends to be thin with shallow bevels. Many pattern books were published at the time, and as [...]

Antique Early 18th Century Mirror

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

Early XVIII Century mirrors
At the end of the 17th century, a mirror about 1m x 90cm (40in x 36in) would have cost the equivalent of 20,000 in today’s currency. The earliest mirrors were handheld, but by the 18th century, the mirror had become an essential part of the fashionable home.
ENGLISH GILDED EASEL MIRROR
This mirror was [...]